Waist and skirt supporter.



E.J.MQ K1NNEY. I1111111112 1111118111111? SUPPORTBR.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 16, 1909 mem-,ea Man-28, 1911.

w27; Guam? I 1HE NaRRls PETERS cn., WASHINGTON, n, c,

E. lJ. MUKINNBY. WAIST AND SKIRT SUBPORTB'B. l APPLIQATIOEHLSD mails, moa.

Patented 11131.28, 1911.

2 SHEETS-s311312.

Immer TH: NoRRls PETER: co., WASHINGTON, a c.

987.900. WAIST AND SKIRT SUP- PORTER. Eva J. \lcl(i.\'Nai. Colorado Springs. (lolo. Filed Allg. lli. 1909. Serial No. 513,031. 1'0 all w/iom, it may concern lie it known that I. Eva J. NlcKiNNm,

citizen of 'the United States, residiny at Colorado Sprinffs, in the county of El aso and State of Col-brado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Waist and Skirt Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined waist, skirt and hose supporter.

The obiect ofthe invention is to providev that insures perfect adjust nient and tit of the l garments at. the waistv line and that positively holds the garments against. accidental dis ilacenient.

i further object is to provide a supporter including a waist band or belt having main and auxiliary fastening devices secured thereto. some of which are adapted to cny gage the waist and skirt, respectively, and

- others the petticoat or other under garment,

provision icing also made for supporting the hose from the waist band.

A still further object of the invention is generally to ifnprove this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability and i etliciency.

Further objects and advantages will approportions and minor details of construction may he resorted to within the scope of the iippended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the nierits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the followin descri tion and accompanying drawings, in wliic i:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a supporter constructed in accordance with my invention, showing the sinne in position on the waist, the skirt and petticoat being folded back in order to expose the fastening devices on the waist hand; Fig. 2 is a vertical seetional view taken through the rear portion of the waist. hand showing the nianner of attaching the skirt and pettieoat thereto; Fig. Cl is a plan view of a portion of the waist band, the outer strip of fabric being removed in order to show the manner of attaching the main and auxiliary fastening devices or buttons in position on the waist band; Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the clamping disks or retaining the liuttons in position on the waist band; Fig. ."i is a ieispective view of the waist band or belt detached; Fig. (i is a perspective view of the waist supported button-hole or eyelet tape.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The improved supporter forming the subject inatter ofthe present invention coinprises u waistband or belt 5i forincd of thin| canvas or other suitable inatciial and having lone end thereofprovided with a buckle i3 adapted to engage. the other cud of the band when said band is positioned on the waist of the wearer.

Secured tothe inner face of the waistband at the rear -portion thereof. is a reinforcing strip T, the latter heilig stitched or otherwise fastened to the waist band 5 at itsI marginal edge and having its intermediate portion spaced froui the waist band to forni A an intermediate pocket 8 for tht` reception V11G i ectivel pear ni the following description, it being Sp y i understood that various changes in forni, i

The buttons l1 are retained in position on the filling strip t) by means of circular i plates or disks 17 having a seriesof eir- Icuinfcrential spurs 18 formed thereon aiul adapted to pierce the filling strip t) with their terminals bent inwardly and downwardly against the circular base portions 1t) of the buttons, as best shown in Fig. ti of the drawings. ltV will liei'e be noted that the attaching disks 1T are interposed hetween the inner face of the. reinforcing strip iuttons bear against the outer face of the filling strip t) with the heads of the buttons projecting laterally through the eyelets l2 so that the attaching disks 1T and fixed ends of the buttons aie entirely housed within the pocket 8, thus to prevent the saine from coming in coiitiiet with the body of the wearer when the supporter is in use.

The eyelet tapes 18 and 14 are preferably formed of two or more plys of thin canvas,: tape or other suitable material having but' I ton-holes or eyelets 20 formed therein and` adapted to receive the heads of the adjacent buttons or fastening devices 1l, the eyelct tapes 13 on thc skirt 15 having their lower' longitudinal edges stitched or otherwise se' 13 -0 f the Skllt 15. that WllOn said skirt and cured to the skirt, while the eyelct tape 14?v PM UCOM Ve folded inwardly ("Wlld the on the waist is secured to thel latter by stitch l Willst btlld, hq eylCtS 0l bUttOn-holes 0n ing or otherwise fastening the upper longitho. mp9s 13, 'lll QUI-Enge the tlf-nds 0f the tiidinal edge of the tape to said waist.. Thus mlm ftslcnmtl devices 11 and the eyelets it will be seen that by passing the heads of E01', buttmholes 0" the attaching Strips 25 the fastenn devices 11 through the biitton- `W|ll en "11,0 the buttons 0r lxlllm'y fus' holes or e e ets on the waist tape 14 and then 'mg @"CCS 21, thus t0 SQCllely fasten the f folding t e adjacent portions of the skirt g'efall tltlnenf? m assembled 12o-Sitio", S at. the placket. thereof Internity and subsel `t Hmm m hlm of th'dmwfmt mm ucntly passing the heads of the buttons gefilmd l0 he lfmlr lli v rtc' t. irougli the biittoii-holes or eyelets 20 on the lmlld ,t th" font'o?, l C l crtnp Il, skirt tapes` said skirt will be seeiirelv fas- "fmcltl 5mls lmllt tmmwh 10115 tened at the waist line so as to prevent sag- 98 ffV @"illttmm Wlh Slmm? lmlc ging of tht` skirt and iipwnrd crcepingmovelm'llbl stmt)S 'h the m be'fii dimi" wm of uw .isp ably secured to the loops S so t i.it t ic i i. e As 'a means for fastening a petticoat. or Sll mlfters miybllle l'emfllcdtv heno; llg other under garment. to the waist band, snit- 1f eSlled, siiita e s ign r er a pt.s 1 able auxiliary fastening devices 21 are se- 30 ,ml' lso be. (mcll' ).y uiltml( pnn: i cured thereto. lsaid auxiliaryl fastening de- P fl mn(l 11S ut l ea tet in o "lcv-5' lclhl preferably in tic form of flat lim' .of t le lll's lfntim dislt's or buttons having spaced openings .22 Summum?! t w "mgl 0 )c '"mmn The eyelct tapes 25 on the petticozit 26 are preferably secured to the latter by stitching Ior otherwise fastening the lower longitudinal edges of the eyelet tapes 25 to the upper g edge of the petticoat or under garment, the ,eyelet tapes 25 of ttie petticoat 26 being so disposed with relation to the eyelet tapes l formed therein for the reception of a sus- .i Imm the foregoing (losm'lllhmnllt 111i l): t lwmon mpc 23 The mermodime pm., y .seen that by means of the waist ian( .im t' tions of the suspension tapes 03 are threadftSttnlng devices above described mi! Skflrh f! t t. u u g, 'i ed through the openings Q2 of the disks or l mst "nd pcmmm "my be www y s I tened at the waist line without the eniploy- 1 nient. of pins and similar fastening devices, i which latter have a tendency to tear or otherwise injure the garments.

l-Iaving thus described the invention, what l is claimed as new is: l 1. A supporter comprising a waist band having a iocket formed therein, a filling strip seated in said pocket. and buttons havbiittoiis 2l. while the opposite ends thereof are crossed and extended upwardly on converging lines beneath the cnhiroed portions l!) of the buttons or fastening t evices 1l, as best shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, some of the spurs 18 of the attaching disks 17 being passed through the diverging or spaced ends of the attaching tapes 23 in orl der to assist in securing the attaching tapes l l t tl mi. g, of the auxiliary fastening devices in posiimg he "mel om* mllof fl l l tl". tion on the, waist band. Thus it will be ilstl'll,und ille-r llml* lloltttmtf' lllltl seen that thc intermediate' portions of the 0"@ sld of the "St bml'. attaching tapes 23 are securely clamped belf l, Q', A SllVfrwr Cfmlmsmi-r l wllqt'bmll i; tween the disks 1T and circular portions 19 l lmwnl n l* img gtrle b ltolfi lm ltl ltl" l of the buttons 11 by means of the spurs 18, lm er and? bcnrnll @2mn-"t me Qlll il HW which latter also pierce thc attaching ta es, mlmg Strl und, thl' Omer @mls tmllttl as before stated. If desired however, a( diwith hond-S Prolectlntl tlmltlh the 'lt tional means may be employed for anchoring the attaching tapes on the waist band, `and in the present instance the attaching tapes are secured to the` waist band by one or more rows of stitchinor 24. In this connection it will bc noted t'liat the lower ends of the attaching tapes 13 extend through the lower edge of the waist band beneath the buttons ll so that the auxiliary fastening devices or buttons 2l will be suspended from the waist band in alineinent with the buttons 11 .so as to be conveniently engaged by the eyelct tapes on thc pctticoat 26.

hand. suspension tapes de ending from thc waist-band and having tieir intermediate portions overlapped and projected through the lower longitudinal edge of said winstband, securing means extending through the filling strip and suspension taies and engaging thc inner ends of the uttons and auxiliary buttons secured to the projecting ends of said suspension tapes.

In testimon whereof I atlix my signature in presence o two witnesses.

EVA J. MCKINNEY. [as] Witnesses:

ALEX. Wammes, 'M/tiiion Animation. 

